Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Gree Electric Appliances Inc. Of Zhuhai

Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

6 pending office actions • 6 art units • 6 examiners • 0 of 6 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 29 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Gree Electric Appliances Inc. Of Zhuhai has 4 pending office actions in Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering. Each matter is assigned to a distinct examiner and a distinct art unit, so the docket has no shown concentration at either level.

CHRISTENSEN, DANIELLE M is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. A common review framework can support consistency, but each office-action response requires matter-specific analysis.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

6
Total Pending OAs
2
Non-Final OAs
3
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Case Difficulty Mix

Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.

3
Hard (50%)
3
Medium (50%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only2 (33%)
§102 only1 (17%)
Multi-statute (no §101)3 (50%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

2
Life Sciences
33% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
1
Semiconductors
17% of docket
3
Mechanical / Eng
50% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.

60 h
Manual time on pending OAs
12 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
21 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.5 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
CHRISTENSEN, DANIELLE M 1 79.4% +11.3%
MA, KUN KAI 1 79.5% +12.8%
BOBISH, CHRISTOPHER S 1 62.6% +29.0%
RODGERS, THOMAS RAYMOND 1 58.7% +59.3%
PEO, KARA M 1 42.5% +37.8%
TRINH, THANH TRUC 1 22.1% +10.9%

Hard Cases (3)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18881168 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING MULTI-MODULE WATER CHILLING UNIT MA, KUN KAI —
18739886 DIRT TREATMENT APPARATUS, CLEANING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR CLEANING DEVICE RODGERS, THOMAS RAYMOND —
15772411 Method, Apparatus, and System for Detecting Working State of Photovoltaic Panel, and Photovoltaic Electrical System TRINH, THANH TRUC —

Interview Candidates (6)

Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 6 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19489659 Fan Impeller Mid-Segment, Cross-Flow Fan Impeller and Air Conditioner CHRISTENSEN, DANIELLE M —
18881168 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING MULTI-MODULE WATER CHILLING UNIT MA, KUN KAI —
18727320 SELF-STARTING SYNCHRONOUS RELUCTANCE COMPRESSOR AND REFRIGERATION DEVICE SYSTEM BOBISH, CHRISTOPHER S —
18739886 DIRT TREATMENT APPARATUS, CLEANING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR CLEANING DEVICE RODGERS, THOMAS RAYMOND —
18042287 WATER SOFTENER, HUMIDIFIER BASE, AND HUMIDIFIER PEO, KARA M —
15772411 Method, Apparatus, and System for Detecting Working State of Photovoltaic Panel, and Photovoltaic Electrical System TRINH, THANH TRUC —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3745 1
3763 1
2834 1
3723 1
1777 1
1726 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19489659 Fan Impeller Mid-Segment, Cross-Flow Fan Impeller and Air Conditioner CHRISTENSEN, DANIELLE M 3745 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 03, 2025
18881168 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING MULTI-MODULE WATER CHILLING UNIT MA, KUN KAI 3763 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 03, 2025
18727320 SELF-STARTING SYNCHRONOUS RELUCTANCE COMPRESSOR AND REFRIGERATION DEVICE SYSTEM BOBISH, CHRISTOPHER S 2834 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Jul 08, 2024
18739886 DIRT TREATMENT APPARATUS, CLEANING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR CLEANING DEVICE RODGERS, THOMAS RAYMOND 3723 §102§103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Jun 11, 2024
18042287 WATER SOFTENER, HUMIDIFIER BASE, AND HUMIDIFIER PEO, KARA M 1777 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 20, 2023
15772411 Method, Apparatus, and System for Detecting Working State of Photovoltaic Panel, and Photovoltaic Electrical System TRINH, THANH TRUC 1726 §102§103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Apr 30, 2018

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Gree Electric Appliances Inc. Of Zhuhai have?

Gree Electric Appliances Inc. Of Zhuhai has 6 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 6 art units and 6 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Gree Electric Appliances Inc. Of Zhuhai applications?

Danielle M Christensen has the most, with 1 of Gree Electric Appliances Inc. Of Zhuhai's pending office actions.

What technology area are Gree Electric Appliances Inc. Of Zhuhai's patent applications in?

Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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